Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Just as medical science has broken down patients’ clinical needs and created corresponding specialties, we propose a framework for major types of patient suffering so that health care providers can organize themselves to address suffering more effectively. Follow the Leading Health Care Innovation insight center on Twitter @HBRhealth.

Health Care 8

Health Care Quality Constraint System 8

LDRLB

JUNE 30, 2011

Rather, it is for organization-altering decisions such as: Do we expand into this market? Mission Discernment: A preventative ethics strategy for leaders in Catholic health care organizations. It assumes leaders will face really tough decisions that can’t be predicted in detail. Do we lay-off part of our workforce?

Strategic Planning 97

Strategic Planning Planning Mission Statement Gordon 97

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2012

Increasingly, prescription ADHD drugs like Adderall , dedicated to improving attention deficits, are finding their way into gray market use by students looking for a cognitive edge. Indeed, is it ethical to discourage or ignore an option that might help an employee be more productive and keep his or her job?

Health Care 15

Health Care Ethics Pharmaceuticals Globalization 15

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Everyone knows that dentists, nurses, social workers and respiratory therapists are all health care professionals. Niche consultants place emphasis in the areas where they have training, expertise and staff support for implementation… and will market their services accordingly. What They Claim They Do. Growth strategies.

Consultative 59

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 59

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2017

In the world of marketing, brand anthropomorphism can be a powerful mechanism for connecting with consumers. As brands assume more and more AI functionality, businesses must proactively manage any potential ethical and legal concerns. And then there are ethical challenges. Cat Yu for HBR.

Brand 11

Brand Disintermediation Ethics Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

With its Emerging Businesses (EB) group (where one of us serves as President), Merck started a journey about three years ago with a core investment thesis: there are areas of growing unmet need in health care that intersect with its established competencies. Experimentation is vital.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2012

But this reaction from SOPA's ostensible industry reveals more about the apparent effectiveness of this digital cause-related marketing effort than its legality, morality or ethics. The logical question is whether this sort of corporate "hacktivism" will emerge as a new normal for cause marketing worldwide.

Tactics 15

Tactics Self-aware Politics Health Care 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2017

Other firms have ventured down this path, including the conglomerate Wesfarmers , with its 200,000-plus staff, and the global hospital operator Ramsay Health Care. ” Take, as an example, the world’s largest mining company by market capitalization, BHP Billiton. Should soft measures be part of a CEO’s scorecard?

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TSR Banking Incentives Committee 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining innovation in health care, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. All patients would designate health care proxies. Patients would be expected to designate a proxy as part of enrolling in health insurance.

Health Care 14

Health Care Document System Education 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

But for some professions, crafting this narrative can raise ethical questions. In this past weekend's New York Times Magazine , Lori Gottlieb takes us into the world of branding consultants for psychotherapists , who help practitioners in the fledgling field tailor their brands to capitalize on niche markets and needs.

Brand 8

Brand Niche Marketing PR Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

It’s no coincidence that this sounds like consumer marketing. Marketing concepts like brands, segments, value propositions and engagement are fertile metaphors for retooling HR , but there is also a more subtle lesson here. Consider this object lesson from marketing. Would they be delighted or disturbed?

Human Resources 11

Human Resources Information Technology Report Human Capital 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

Leaders of many companies — in industries ranging from contract manufacturing, and software services to consulting and health care — tell us the same thing: “We want to move up the value chain.” defend against “attack from beneath” and maintain your reputation for ethical operations.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Contract Manufacturing Outsourcing Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2017

He had extensive market knowledge and a stellar track record. He tolerated (and even encouraged) ethically questionable sales practices. When a health care company hired the wrong leader for a sales region, it took more than three years to rebuild the team and recover from the initial error of putting the wrong person in charge.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Health Care Self-aware Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The study assembles considerable evidence about the hidden business model of major pharmaceutical companies: to devote most of their research budget to developing hundreds of drugs that provide few if any advantages over existing drugs and then market them heavily to doctors and patients. Negative results are usually not published at all.

Business Model 15

Business Model Company Pharmaceuticals Price 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

” It’s no coincidence that this sounds like consumer marketing. Marketing concepts like brands, segments, value propositions and engagement are fertile metaphors for retooling HR , but there is also a more subtle lesson here. Consider this object lesson from marketing. Would they be delighted or disturbed?

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Report Human Capital Health Care Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

Myriad potential public policy-related risks and opportunities for companies arise across a broad spectrum of political and economic systems — from the state capitalism of former Communist states to the “ mixed economies ” in traditional “liberal” democracies, from developed to developing markets.

Policies 8

Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

12:53 PM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Edward Hallowell | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print If youre working — either from home or the office — over Thanksgiving, Im not sure whether to say, "Congratulations on your work ethic!" or "My condolences on your plight."

Guidelines 15

Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence Balanced Scorecard 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

We have positioned ourselves not just as a productivity-driving force but also as an agent of society by investing in education and health care for our people. By competing on products, we respond to the market. By competing on serving customers, we can understand, anticipate, stimulate, and influence market demands.

Industry 12

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Cerner , a supplier of health care IT solutions, uses data sets from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to supplement their own data. Even seemingly harmless experiments may carry ethical or social implications with real financial consequences. When possible, encourage analysts to use clean data first.

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Analysis Incubator Advertising Objective 8

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Honesty and ethics are among the best character traits an employer looks for. These individuals help clients by following up after leaving a home health care provider. They keep track of appointments, record notes, and coordinate care providers. . Have High Integrity. Employers prefer individuals who have high integrity.

Human Resources 98

Human Resources Resources How To Learning-by-Doing 98

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Aren’t Head-up Displays (HUDs) like Google Glass where the market is going?”. However, as I suggest in my HBR piece, we should vigorously question the ethics and effectiveness of any “asymmetrical” uses of HUDs. Though the questions vary, they generally fall into three buckets. Not necessarily.

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Comparison Guidelines Health Care Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2018

Poor pay , increased health care costs , and diminished pension plans are certainly core issues — teachers in Oklahoma haven’t received a pay boost in a decade. In Kansas, teachers are threatening to strike because their legislature continues to fund schools at a level the state Supreme Court has deemed unconstitutional.

Education 8

Education Survey Stress Definition 8

LDRLB

JUNE 30, 2011

Rather, it is for organization-altering decisions such as: Do we expand into this market? Mission Discernment: A preventative ethics strategy for leaders in Catholic health care organizations. It assumes leaders will face really tough decisions that can’t be predicted in detail. Do we lay-off part of our workforce?

Strategic Planning 90

Strategic Planning Planning Mission Statement Gordon 90

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2017

It will mean less health insurance for individuals; less coverage for elderly and poor Americans; less revenue for doctors, hospitals, and myriad health care businesses; and, quite possibly, a less-healthy, less-productive workforce. Many will also lose health insurance. Older individuals will be most affected.

Health Care 8

Health Care Planning Insurance Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

Even though emerging markets have yet to reproduce the broad-based alchemy of the Silicon Valley ecosystem, they are rapidly training and recruiting the elite slice. In recent years, business schools have been faulted for being behind the curve in teaching real-world management skills such as leadership, ethics, and navigating political risk.

First-mover Advantage 10

First-mover Advantage GDP Technology Biotechnology 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

By that I mean that pharma companies should develop innovative treatments for pervasive unmet medical needs; avoid corruption, collusion, and other unethical marketing practices; and make sure that their products reach as many patients around the world as possible. Mitigate the risk of unethical conduct. Enhance corporate reputations.

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Reputation Pharmaceuticals Price Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

especially in fast-growing foreign markets. for certain domestic markets due to rising costs abroad and labor productivity at home.) These have always been "must do's" in the long debate about labor markets in globalization, but clarity on these issues is especially necessary this year. Use of Revenues and Margins.

Offshoring 14

Offshoring Outsourcing Supply Chain Globalization 14

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Without these term limits, the congress has no reason to include themselves in the health care system they impose on us. However, I have recently changes my tune. There is motivation to limit their own pay to that near what their constituents make. I AGREE 100%!!!! The latter focuses on techniques, methods and is very short-sighted.

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